EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1682

The slave ship Lyon arrived with enslaved Africans in Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 475 people had been taken aboard and approximately 371 arrived.

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📅 8 May 1682 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Lyon; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lawrence, Giles. The voyage began at London on 27 April 1681. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis).

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